Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-20
r INTERSTATE LAW.
,..... and Appeals From tho fs''"'
Coast.

.-....t. and Appeals From d
Coast.
n,,aron. April 15.-The following
80, hos been received by the lneer'
go commerce Commission from oan
T..nc;sco: "All the productive and none
""~o,ot;ons Of this Coast are threatened
.r;+b disorder and much loss, and no'h'ns
h,t ouick and wise action on your pAl.
~" sava orr Coast from tremendous losses
s... 70 follow an illiberal or marrow inter-
s.atot;on Of tho fourth section OF the !noer'
et.+e hill. We ask the SUSPENSION OF Vne
pc" bami clause temporarily, at !eas5' un.
~ e,r nosition can be placed before you
honorable body" This bears tne s'sna
tnre of The principal banking lns1i'u''on'
of San Francisco. ~. o,o,ae of
49, fn+or.State Commerce law will WORK II,
unnar 70 le rriu to our vineyard, fruits ana
soGmon interests, and will divert snip
ments of tea from China and japan 20
the S,,ez Canal route and the coners oi
Central America to Europe; bl'gnt anu ut.
strov the industries OF this COAST WHICH
have involved q lifetime OF labor ana sav,
ing to build, and that which was lntenoeu
by Congress as a boon to the people pn'
cG;fc slone unless early relief be granted;
w, earnestly crave a prompt n hDeral
INTERPRETATION of the fourth section OF Ine
bill protecting US from an mPenolng
5;aasfer" This was signed by VIM. L.
Coleman & Co., and others.
Resolutions to the same general eHect
from the wool growers on the coast were
also received. =.
The commissioner also received by mail
the p~etition OF the American Sugar Refining
Company OF San Francisco. 1t sets forth
that the immediate effect OF the fourth
section, unless modified. ia to entirely De
stroy the business of distributing the pro-
ducts OF our mandatory in the states o !
the Mississippi Valley. The company a
over one million dollars invested in ma
chiuerv and material devoted to the man
ufacture of refined sugar and has large con-
tracts for future business involving many
million dollars based on the facilities and
opportunities offered by overland roads.
The enforcement OF the law will destroy it's
trade and capital. Railroads are willingtO
continue old rates and the petitioners ask
they b. permitted to do so.
Thirteen refining establishments OF New
York and Philadelphia unite in a letter to
the Commission. They understand that
the Pacific railroads are to make applica-
ton to be relieved from the operation OF
section 4. Before the request is granted
the refners ask an opportunity to be heard
in opposition. It ia alleged the Pacific
railways have been carrying sugar at $40
per ton from San Francisco to Missouri
River points, while charging Salt Lake City
about S25 n ton upon a shorter distance.
The result has been that Eastern sugar re-
finers have been entirely excluded from the
markets which geographically belong to
them.
During the recess between the morning
and afternoon sessions, the Commission
changed it's quarters from the rooms OF the
geological survey to it's permanent abode
in the Sun building. The published state
that the Commission has appointed
a Secretary is pronounced incorrect. As is
also that to the effect that a decision was
yesterday with respect to excur-
sion rates. No session was held yesterday
and no decision upon that subject has been